does it strain fine tea like rooibos well?
13548
It should strain any fine tea as the holes on the strainer are very, very small. I have enjoyed this strainer as the old type my leaves would stick to the screen and with this strainer they do not.
13549
It strains every tea we've tried. Haven't tried rooibos but have tried other loose leaf teas and it worked fine.
13550
The holes are very fine. I haven't used it for anything but black tea but I don't think I've ever had anything get through it, except a little fine sediment, which you would even get with a tea bag. I really like mine and have not regretted the purchase. Good luck.
13551
yes it will. This is the top-of-the-top of strainers, use it often and without problems on fine loose leaf teas.
13552
Not completely, these work better: Finum Goldton Filters, Blue and Green These latter baskets work better as they are deeper in the cup, the WMF one is "short" and needs the cup to be filled to th top to really soak the tea. Since I sometime put milk in my tea I like the deeper ones better. I resort to the finum or other brand of disposable tea bags/ filters for rooibos or other fine tea blends. It makes cleanup easier too :). Since I have loose leaf blends too I tend to buy a medium size bag because they need room to "puff". Hope this helps. Not completely, these work better: Finum Goldton Filters, Blue and Green These latter baskets work better as they are deeper in the cup, the WMF one is "short" and needs the cup to be filled to th top to really soak the tea. Since I sometime put milk in my tea I like the deeper ones better. I resort to the finum or other brand of disposable tea bags/ filters for rooibos or other fine tea blends. It makes cleanup easier too :). Since I have loose leaf blends too I tend to buy a medium size bag because they need room... » Read More Not completely, these work better: Finum Goldton Filters, Blue and Green These latter baskets work better as they are deeper in the cup, the WMF one is "short" and needs the cup to be filled to th top to really soak the tea. Since I sometime put milk in my tea I like the deeper ones better. I resort to the finum or other brand of disposable tea bags/ filters for rooibos or other fine tea blends. It makes cleanup easier too :). Since I have loose leaf blends too I tend to buy a medium size bag because they need room to "puff". Hope this helps. « Show Less
1882366
I use it for Rooibos occasionally. Yes, you do get more escaped "leaves," but it doesn't get bitter like real tea leaves would. I just use care not to swirl the carafe so that the particles stay at the bottom of the pot when I pour.
1896095
Yes, this will strain out finely ground coffee. This is a fine mesh like a pair of panty hose to give you an idea.
1039128
I don't know what Yerba mate is but I can tell you that the mesh of this item is very fine, much finer than other tea strainers that I have used in the past. This one can be used with rooibos tea which is very fine and tends to get into your cup with other strainers.
883496
Yes; but, you have to make sure you have a very fine mesh strainer or in fuser to keep the tea leaves/powder out of the brewed liquid.
1825269
I also use a brewing basket with great success. Rooibos or Red (fire) Bush tea is fine needles. It is not ground fine, the just chop up the needles. The label says brew Red Tea for 5~7 minutes but nowhere does it tell you that Rooibos is Red Tea on the label.
104760
It depends upon the courseness of your loose tea. There is a grate of sorts, but not a fine mesh.
862817
It isn't powder, but it is very fine granules. It works fine with my coffee filters but not with a tea strainer.
483870
Here you go. I just weighed an even table spoon of rooibos on a very nice scale so it equates to this: 1 TBS of Rooibos = 1/4Oz16Oz (1lb) of Rooibos = 64 Tablespoons = 192 TeaspoonsMy tea ball filter holds 1.5 teaspoons of Rooibos for my very large mug. Sooo. The serving size for large cups of Rooibos tea would be: 128 cups of good tasting tea. Hope that helps!EDIT: FWIW, to fill my mug on my keurig, it takes one full setting and one second to the fullest setting. If you don't drink that much tea, you can add more servings to the number I provided. Here you go. I just weighed an even table spoon of rooibos on a very nice scale so it equates to this: 1 TBS of Rooibos = 1/4Oz16Oz (1lb) of Rooibos = 64 Tablespoons = 192 TeaspoonsMy tea ball filter holds 1.5 teaspoons of Rooibos for my very large mug. Sooo. The serving size for large cups of Rooibos tea would be: 128 cups of good tasting tea. Hope that helps!EDIT: FWIW, to fill my mug on my keurig, it takes one full setting and one second to the fullest setting. If you don't drink that much tea, you can add more servings to the number... » Read More Here you go. I just weighed an even table spoon of rooibos on a very nice scale so it equates to this: 1 TBS of Rooibos = 1/4Oz16Oz (1lb) of Rooibos = 64 Tablespoons = 192 TeaspoonsMy tea ball filter holds 1.5 teaspoons of Rooibos for my very large mug. Sooo. The serving size for large cups of Rooibos tea would be: 128 cups of good tasting tea. Hope that helps!EDIT: FWIW, to fill my mug on my keurig, it takes one full setting and one second to the fullest setting. If you don't drink that much tea, you can add more servings to the number I provided. « Show Less
583728
Yes, the real fine will fall thru even though the slots are very small. If you try loose leaf tea, you'll be surprised at the great flavor!
1790087
Yes it comes with a stainless steel mesh strainer which is removable and large enough to make a fairly strong pot of tea if you want to fill it up.
2199663
No - it doesn't push down like a coffee air compressor. But when it comes to loose leaf tea, it is better not to squeeze the life out of them :) It's an excellent strainer.
654752
No, I do not think the strainers would be able to filter out "fine/small particles" -- the perforations are "slits" approx 1/8" high x 3/4" wide (this is my best guess, anyway). There is a strainer on the lip portion of the pitcher, but it too is "comb-like". I think it's a bit closer spacing, but I still do not think it will filter out very small particles (ie, when some of my mint leaves have broken apart, every now and then one will slip on through -- and those mint pieces are considerably larger than a loose tea leaf -- I think? Idea: Maybe you could brew the "tea" first, let it cool, and then add in whatever other ingredients you want (larger herb leaves, or fruit, etc) to the pitcher? I do this when making any teas with fresh ginger -- I make a ginger tea first, let it cool, and then I add in lemon slices, mint leaves, and cucumber slices (this is from the spa water recipe featured on Dr Oz). The original recipe i found online called for "grated fresh ginger", but I didn't like the texture of grated ginger in my drink.
2000628
Yes. The mesh around the filter doesn't allow anything to flow through. There is 2 or 3 tiny holes at the bottom to allow liquid to flow through, but you get teeny tiny tea leaves that you won't notice. I've used rooibos which doesn't get into the tea pot much.
2199664
No, the lid does not push down. The lid sits on top of the filter, held in place with a little ridge. When you are ready to remove the tea and filter from your cup, you remove the lid, lay it upside down on the counter, pick up the filter, let the tea drain out of it, and rest it on the overturned lid. The filter drains very well, so there wouldn't be much tea to squeeze out of the leaves. It isn't as "juicy" as a teabag, so to speak, and doesn't become a fluid-filled pillow needing to be squeezed. I have not had enough tea remaining in my filter to leave even an appreciable puddle on the lid. In any event, leaf-squeezing isn't recommended because it releases tannins into your tea. If you've spent $$$ for good loose tea, you don't want to spoil it by squeezing the leaves and, essentially, turning it into Tetley. If you are using herbal tea or something that you might want to squeeze, it's not a problem to do that with a spoon.
260172
According to my tea book and chart; Rooibos is 208 degrees. That's the temperature I use
2262789
Yes loose leaf is the preferred type just put it in a muslum bag or something similar so you don't have to strain the tea out of the water, you can also use tea bags if you like a certain brand and this kit comes with loose leaf tea and the muslum bags for brewing